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Each of these jaw-dropping sites is stranger than the one before it. In fact, the only thing these unforgettable spots have in common is that they look like something out of science fiction. But they're real and waiting for intrepid travelers!
Budget TravelFriday, May 8, 2015, 12:00 PMAlas, the Chocolate Hills on the island of Bohol in the Philippines are not a Willy Wonka paradise. The name comes from the brown color of the hills during the winter months. (Vitaly Titov & Maria Sidelnikova / Dreamstime.com)Budget Travel LLC, 2016

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10 WEIRDEST Travel Destinations on Earth!

Each of these jaw-dropping sites is stranger than the one before it. In fact, the only thing these unforgettable spots have in common is that they look like something out of science fiction. But they're real and waiting for intrepid travelers!

Alas, the Chocolate Hills on the island of Bohol in the Philippines are not a Willy Wonka paradise. The name comes from the brown color of the hills during the winter months.

(Vitaly Titov & Maria Sidelnikova / Dreamstime.com)

There are more than 1,200 of the conical hills, which vary between around 100 and almost 40 feet high.

(Olga Khoroshunova / Dreamstime.com)

Local lore has it that the mounds were formed from the tears of a giant who fell in love with a local girl.

(Olga Khoroshunova / Dreamstime.com)

The Bolivian Salt Flats are said to have been created about 30,000 years ago when Lago Minchin dried up, leaving the salt behind. A thin layer of water spread over the flats during the rainy season to create the illusion of a never-ending mirror.